Nothin' Much Goin' On

Hello.

Nothing much is going on.... Ben is still at work, and I just had what has become a typical Monday "off" for me.... multiple medical appointments. I'm really not sick, but I sure go to doctors a lot. Between allergist, psychiatrist, counselor, infertility, etc. I guess I am doing a pretty good job keeping the Blue Cross Blue Shield billing department plenty busy. Today was nothing exciting- just regular dental cleaning and annual OBGYN. I learned today of a new measure of old you are..... my OB asked my age and I answered "34, 35 in January not that I'm counting" and he informed me that at my next annual, it will be time for my first mammogram but then I shouldn't need another until age 40. Wow. I never pictured myself mammogram age before.....

I convinced Ben to stay with me after church yesterday and help me "decorate" the Sunday School rooms. I found cute bulletin board stuff at a Schoolbox, so now the rooms have a bit more personality. (Hopefully in a good way....) Noah's Ark for the nursery (and boy do I think that is cute..... hmm, future Greenwald nursery theme?), Old Testament stuff for the Preschool/K class since it matches our current book, and the 7 days of creation & bible verses with great pictures for the elementary class. After that, Ben and I took dinner to the new baby Tumaini (tum-ah-ini) Gicheru's family. That's swahili for hope- the naming system in Africa is very different than ours. Ask Gicheru someday! Tumaini was pretty big and strong for just one month old, and very cute. I got to hold him awhile. His face and expressions are a lot like Tess Tess's. I love babies! If I ever got fired from work (not much danger since I've just reached 7 years with SSA!), I'd want to be in a preschool nursery. And if I didn't work, I think it would be super cool to be the "interim" home for the newborns being placed into adoptive homes.

Speaking of babies, my "adopted nephew" Sonny is turning a year old tomorrow. Unbelievable. I still visit him and give his parents a night to go to the gym or Home Depot, etc. most Tuesday evenings. I sure had fun shopping for his birthday gifts! Ben worries that I won't be able to control myself when we have our own kids.... I LOVE buying baby stuff. And many thanks to Amie who, since Sonny's birthday party concludes with an optional Zoo visit, is actually responsible for getting my Ben to go to the zoo with me. (My Ben as opposed to Amie's Ben... if you aren't sure about the distinction, just ask Callie Johnson and she'll explain!)

So, in light of all of this children banter, guess I better get to the two real reasons I sat down at my computer.... Midtown's 4th Quarter child care schedule and to finish up my half of the "informal application" (read initial screening) for domestic adoption. Yep, that's the route we've choosen. Still going to the infertility doctor in about 3 weeks, but depending on our prognosis, that might be our last step down that road....

Let me know how YOU are, and how I might be praying for you. May God Bless You and Keep You Always!

ADOPTION MEETING

Ben and I went to our first Adoption meeting tonight. (The second is tomorrow night. Tonight was about domestic infant adoption and tomorrow will be about international adoption.) Anyway, to my surprise, my husband came out of the meeting and said "lets adopt a baby, honey". Ok, so I hoped he'd be excited and I know he does want to have children - otherwise we wouldn't have been "trying" for so long- but it seemed a faster decision than usual for him. He NEVER decides anything after just one meeting or introduction. He likes to research, analyze, consider all the options, think about it, lull on it, THEN decide. So, while we are still going tomorrow night and are open to what God calls us to, we might just have found our plan..... rather, God's plan for us. (-: At least after eating dinner together tonight, we felt more peace about "all the options" than we have in a while. Adopt a caucasion baby first, then for our second foster or adopt a biracial or minority. No final decisions here, and we'd have to be approved first, but just a leaning in a direction..... Anyway, please keep praying that we'll follow His direction, and be clear about what that direction is for us! (-: